| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 25-22 | 12-13 | 15-12 |
| Game 2 | 30-17 | 15-12 | 17-7 |
| Game 3 | 23-21 | 14-17 | 12-5 |
| Game 4 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 22-25 | 10-13 | 16-13 |
| Game 2 | 21-24 | 12-12 | 11-14 |
| Game 3 | 16-28 | 8-16 | 11-14 |
| Game 4 | 4-2 | 2-0 | 3-2 |
Chicago @ Atlanta Game Overview
CHC vs ATLRecords
CHC vs ATLHead To Head
Win / Loss
6-4
Over / Under
2-8-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | CHC Starter (IP) | ATL Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 03, '25 | CHC |
5 - 1
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ATL +126 | u8.0 | C. Horton (5.0) | B. Elder (7.0) |
| Sep 02, '25 | CHC |
4 - 3
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CHC -164 | u8.5 | S. Imanaga (6.0) | J. Wentz (4.0) |
| Sep 01, '25 | CHC |
7 - 6
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CHC -117 | o7.5 | C. Rea (4.0) | S. Strider (5.0) |
| May 23, '24 | CHC |
3 - 0
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ATL +108 | u9.0 | B. Brown (4.0) | A. Smith-Shawver (4.1) |
| May 22, '24 | CHC |
9 - 2
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ATL -123 | o8.5 | J. Steele (6.1) | M. Fried (9.0) |
| May 21, '24 | CHC |
4 - 3
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CHC +107 | u11.5 | J. Assad (4.2) | C. Morton (5.0) |
| May 15, '24 | ATL |
7 - 1
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CHC +164 | u9.0 | J. Assad (6.0) | C. Morton (3.0) |
| May 14, '24 | ATL |
7 - 0
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ATL -187 | u8.0 | J. Taillon (4.0) | C. Sale (7.0) |
| May 13, '24 | ATL |
2 - 0
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ATL -130 | u7.5 | S. Imanaga (5.0) | R. Lopez (5.0) |
| Sep 28, '23 | ATL |
5 - 3
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ATL -136 | u9.5 | M. Stroman (2.0) | A. Smith-Shawver (3.2) |
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Final Score Forecast
5.32
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Last Meeting ( Sep 3, 2025 ) Atlanta 5, Chi. Cubs 1
The Atlanta Braves will try to give manager Brian Snitker his 800th career win when they host the Chicago Cubs to open a three-game series on Monday.
Since taking over as interim manager of the club on May 17, 2016, Snitker's record is 799-661. Only Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers has more victories during that stretch. Snitker has the third-most wins in franchise history, trailing only Hall of Famers Bobby Cox (2,149 wins) and Frank Selee (1,004 from 1890-1901 when the franchise was in Boston).
The Cubs (81-62) won two of three games these squads played last week in Chicago, with both victories coming by one run. Chicago has not won a season series against Atlanta since going 6-1 against the Braves in 2017.
The Braves (64-79) lost two of three against Seattle over the weekend and were outscored 28-4 over the final two games. Atlanta has dropped seven of its last 10 games.
Chicago lost two of three games to Washington in their weekend series and went 3-3 on their homestand.
The pitching matchups for the opener feature Atlanta's Bryce Elder (6-9, 5.54 ERA) against Chicago's Shota Imanaga (9-6, 3.15).
Elder will be making his 25th start of the season and is coming off three consecutive starts where he's worked to a 1.35 ERA with 15 strikeouts over 20 innings. He has allowed only four walks and one home run over that stretch. He faced the Cubs on Wednesday and beat them 5-1 by allowing one run (unearned) over seven innings.
"Even though I was giving up runs there for a little while, I talked about kind of my job here is just to keep eating innings," Elder said. "If I give up some runs and then make it into the sixth or seventh, I did my job. I gave us a chance. Now I've been making pitches like I was and I'm getting some breaks and making more pitches when I need to. I'm happy about being able to go seven again."
Elder has made three career starts against the Cubs, going 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in 15 innings. He was originally scheduled to start Tuesday's game but was moved up a day when the Braves opted to move struggling starter Spencer Strider from Sunday to Tuesday.
Imanaga will make his 22nd start. He won his last start on Tuesday against the Braves. Imanaga pitched six innings and allowed three runs on five hits -- two of them homers -- with five strikeouts and one walk.
"All my teammates had my back," Imanaga said afterward. "They covered for me. There were countless plays, amazing plays that they made."
Imanaga has made two career starts against the Braves, going 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in 11 innings.
Atlanta right fielder Ronald Acuna Jr. continues to struggle at the plate. He went 0-for-2 on Sunday and is hitless in his last 25 at-bats, the longest streak of his 3career. Acuna has just three extra-base hits and 23 strikeouts since returning from the injured list on Aug. 15.
The Cubs have been short-handed in the outfield. Kyle Tucker has not played since Tuesday because of left calf soreness and Pete Crow-Armstrong did not play Sunday after leaving Saturday's game after fouling a ball off his right knee.
--Field Level Media
CHC vs ATLInjury report
Chicago's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Steele | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Apr 22, '25) | Apr 22, '25 | |
| The Chicago Cubs transferred LHP Justin Steele from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list and will undergo season-ending surgery to repair his flexor tendon and address UCL damage in his left elbow. | ||||
Atlanta's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Hernandez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Sep 20, '25) | Sep 20, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Daysbel Hernández to the 60-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| A. Bummer | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Sep 17, '25) | Sep 17, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred LHP Aaron Bummer to the 60-day injured list due to a left shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| J. Fraley | RF | Sixty Day IL - Oblique( Sep 16, '25) | Sep 16, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred OF Jake Fraley from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a strained right oblique muscle. | ||||
| S. Murphy | C | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Sep 15, '25) | Sep 15, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred C Sean Murphy from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right hip labral tear. | ||||
| A. Riley | 3B | Sixty Day IL - Abdominal( Aug 31, '25) | Aug 31, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred INF Austin Riley from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a strained lower abdominal muscle. | ||||
| G. Holmes | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 26, '25) | Jul 26, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Grant Holmes to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| S. Schwellenbach | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 05, '25) | Jul 05, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Spencer Schwellenbach from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a fractured right elbow. | ||||
| A. Smith-Shawver | SP | Sixty Day IL - Calf/Elbow( Jun 08, '25) | Jun 08, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP AJ Smith-Shawver on the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a strained right elbow. Smith-Shawver underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| R. Lopez | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 02, '25) | Apr 02, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Reynaldo López to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from arthroscopic shoulder surgery. | ||||
| J. Jimenez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Mar 30, '25) | Mar 30, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Joe Jiménez from 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from knee surgery. | ||||
CHC vs ATL Starters Recent Games
Shota Imanaga (L)Last 5
Win / Loss
2-3
ERA
3.21
Avg. IP
6.2
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 02, '25
CHC 4 - ATL 3
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W -164 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 13.0 | 1.6 |
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Aug 28, '25
SF 4 - CHC 3
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L -103 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 92 | 13.1 | 0.3 |
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Aug 21, '25
CHC 1 - MIL 4
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L -136 | u6.5 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 14.0 | 1.2 |
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Aug 16, '25
CHC 3 - PIT 1
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W -212 | u9.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 12.1 | 0.9 |
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Aug 10, '25
STL 3 - CHC 2
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L -130 | u7.5 | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 13.8 | 1.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.2 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 89.0 | 13.2 | 1.0 |
Last Vs Atlanta
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sep 02, '25
CHC 4 - ATL 3
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W -164 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78 | 13.0 | 1.6 |
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May 13, '24
ATL 2 - CHC 0
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L +120 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 19.6 | 1.0 |
| Last 2 Avg. | 5.1 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 88.0 | 16.3 | 1.3 |
Bryce Elder (R)Last 5
Win / Loss
4-1
ERA
3.69
Avg. IP
6.1
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sep 03, '25
CHC 1 - ATL 5
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W +126 | u8.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 14.4 | 1.2 |
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Aug 29, '25
PHI 2 - ATL 1
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L +173 | u9.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 13.7 | 1.8 |
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Aug 24, '25
ATL 4 - NYM 3
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W +120 | u9.5 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 15.8 | 7.0 |
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Aug 19, '25
ATL 11 - CHW 10
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W -154 | o8.5 | 4.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 18.0 | 1.7 |
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Aug 14, '25
NYM 3 - ATL 4
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W +155 | u9.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 12.4 | 2.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 92.6 | 14.9 | 2.8 |
Last Vs Chicago
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sep 03, '25
CHC 1 - ATL 5
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W +126 | u8.0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 14.4 | 1.2 |
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Sep 26, '23
ATL 7 - CHC 6
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W -140 | o9.5 | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 21.0 | 2.0 |
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Aug 05, '23
CHC 8 - ATL 6
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L -145 | o9.5 | 4.1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 97 | 22.4 | 6.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 91.7 | 19.3 | 3.1 |